3/6/2026 10:48:42 AM UK Cryptoasset Regime: The Full Package By Cyrus Pocha Claire Harrop Noah Schmidt This is the final post in our series covering recent UK cryptoasset developments. Consider it your one-stop reference point. Below, we...
3/5/2026 9:32:16 PM Old Rules, New Tricks: The FCA's Proposed Approach for Applying FCA Handbook Rules to Cryptoasset Firms By Cyrus Pocha Claire Harrop Noah Schmidt On 23 January 2026, the FCA published a consultation paper (CP26/4) outlining its further proposals for the application of existing FCA...
3/4/2026 12:28:19 PM Capital Idea: The FCA's Proposed Prudential Regime for Cryptoasset Firms By Cyrus Pocha Claire Harrop Noah Schmidt On 16 December 2025, the FCA published a consultation paper on its proposed prudential rules (CP25/42) – a key component of the UK’s...
2/24/2026 5:52:15 PM Rules of Engagement: Assessing the FCA’s Proposed Conduct Rules for Crypto Trading Platforms, Intermediaries and Other Novel Crypto Activities By Cyrus Pocha Claire Harrop Noah Schmidt This is the third post in our series analysing the FCA’s proposed cryptoasset regime. Having covered the key policy decisions...
2/19/2026 5:08:31 PM Crypto, Regulated: Unpacking the UK's New Cryptoasset Statutory Instrument By Cyrus Pocha Claire Harrop Noah Schmidt In this post we analyse the now finalised Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Cryptoassets) Regulations 2026 (the Cryptoasset...
1/26/2026 2:17:49 PM Freshfields Fintech: Our Predictions for 2026 By Cyrus Pocha Claire Harrop Julia Robilliard-Smith Laura Hibbert +1 more... Show less We have once again canvassed opinions from our Freshfields global fintech team for the year ahead, as we did in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024...
9/26/2025 3:12:34 PM FCA invites discussion on applying its Handbook to cryptoasset firms By Cyrus Pocha Claire Harrop Noah Schmidt Robert Stevens +1 more... Show less The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a consultation and discussion paper on 17 September 2025 outlining its proposals for...
9/26/2025 3:10:03 PM FCA publishes proposals for applying its Handbook to cryptoasset firms By Cyrus Pocha Claire Harrop Noah Schmidt Robert Stevens +1 more... Show less The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a consultation paper on 17 September 2025 outlining its proposals for applying the...
1/2/2025 3:24:29 PM MiCAR perimeter issues – tokenized deposits and payment services By Alexander Glos Daniel Klingenbrunn As far as MiCAR is concerned, December 2024 was a busy month for both market participants and competent authorities. On 17 December 2024,...
12/2/2024 3:50:58 PM Regulating cryptoassets in the UK: a guide to the road ahead By Cyrus Pocha Claire Harrop Christopher Bernard Finally! Avid readers of Freshfields blogs might remember from our post last autumn that the UK government and financial regulators in...
9/3/2024 3:26:26 PM Herding cats: English law and Decentralised Autonomous Organisations By Claire Harrop Christopher Bernard Joana Fragata Background On 11 July 2024, the Law Commission published a scoping paper (the Scoping Paper) on Decentralised Autonomous Organisations...
6/21/2024 6:46:49 PM Grandfathering under MiCA – how member states approach the transitional regime By Janina Heinz Daphne van der Houwen Daniel Klingenbrunn Eva Schneider Steffie De Backer Eloi Roche +3 more... Show less The harmonisation of European financial services law for cryptocurrencies is approaching with great strides, or is it? As per the...